Person Horsley; Samuel (1733 - 1806); mathematician Horsley Samuel mathematician 'Samuel Rochester' 'Samuel St Davids' 1733 - 1806 British Male St Martin's Place, by St Martin's-in-the-Fields, London, England 15 September 1733 Brighton, Sussex 04 October 1806 Burial: Under the altar at St Mary's, Newington Butts, Surrey, removed to Thorley, Hertfordshire in 1876, when St Mary's was demolished to make room for the railway

Clergyman, Church of England Mathematics Astronomy Education: Trinity Hall, Cambridge; LLB (1758); Incorporated at Oxford (1767); DCL (Oxford 1774) Career: Rector of St Mary, Newington, Surrey (1758-1793); Rector of Albury, Surrey (1774-1779); Rector of Thorley, Hertfordshire (1777-1782); Archdeacon of St Albans (1781-1788); Vicar of South Weald, Essex (1782-1793); Prebendary of St Paul's (1783-1794); Prebendary of Gloucester (1787-1793); Bishop of St David's (1788-1793); Bishop of Rochester (1793-1802); Dean of Westminster (1793-1802); Bishop of St Asaph (1802-1806); was active in the improvement of conditions of junior clergy Son of John Horsley, clerk, of St Martin's, Westminster. Married: 1) Mary, daughter of John Botham, his predecessor at Albury (1774); 2) Sarah Wright Royal Society roles: Sec 1773-1778 Fellow 09/04/1767 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn References: A D Atkinson, 'Dr Johnson and the Royal Society' in NR 1953 vol 10 pp 131-138 H W Robinson, 'Gleanings from the Library - I. A Note on the Early Minutes' in NR 1938 vol 1 pp 92-95 L B Glyn, 'Israel Lyons: a short but starry career. The life of an eighteenth-century Jewish botanist and astronomer' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 275-305 Notes: DNB says that he withdrew from the Society, but this is incorrect as his name appears on PL until his death and he was a member of Council from 1804 until his death (index to BR). ©The Royal Society International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-9248 15 Sep 1733 - 4 Oct 1806 NA6920 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 15/09/2023 RS_NET\HirraA Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/39400117 ef6c612d-66ce-4f36-b554-19e1b32a0c2a